It's A$AP Rocky's Birthday!
Rocky started his musical career as a member of ASAP Mob, and his single "Peso" began receiving radio airplay ahead of his debut mixtape Live. Love. A$AP. This led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music Entertainment.
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His debut album Long. Live. A$AP in 2013 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum, and the album's breakout single, "Fuckin' Problems" (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.
In 2015, Rocky released his second album, At. Long. Last. A$AP. and it became his second consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and the album's single, "L$D", was nominated for Best Music Video at the 2016 Grammy. In 2018, Rocky released his third album, Testing, which peaked in the top five of the Billboard 200
Rocky has won a BET Award, two BET Hip Hop Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and has being nominated for two Grammy Awards, six World Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards and two MTV Europe Music Awards.
Btw, Rocky is also dating Rihanna and the two are expecting their first child together, so Happy Birthday Rocky you are the luckiest bastard in hip hop today!